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Sunday, November 15, 2015

When Weary, Turn to God

Many
of us are weary these days. There is so much hate and destruction in
the world and we are weary of hearing about it. We feel like we are
small and wonder what difference we can make when it is so
widespread.

We also are weary from our day to day activities. We push ourselves to do one more thing until we are finally exhausted. Sometimes then we can't sleep because we are wound so tightly it is hard to relax.

Day
after day it seems like more is piled on to our already long to do
lists and we feel like we never get finished.

Maybe
our lists are too long. Maybe they should include time to rest
scheduled right in there amongst cleaning the floor or making an
appointment, or finishing that dish for supper.

Sometimes
our weariness can't be helped. A sick child needs our attention and
we sit up all night caring for them.

Sometimes
we bring on weariness because we just don't want to stop for the
night. We don't want to face the quiet when we crawl into bed.

In
those times when your very soul is weary, turn to God and find rest in him.